EP 3372971 A3 20181114 - IN-SITU STRESS CONTROL IN STRUCTURES
Title (en)
IN-SITU STRESS CONTROL IN STRUCTURES
Title (de)
IN-SITU STRESSKONTROLLE IN STRUKTUREN
Title (fr)
CONTRÔLE DE STRESS IN-SITU DANS LES STRUCTURES
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201715433792 A 20170215
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3372971A2] In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a structure can include a first body (101) formed from a first material, and a second body (103) disposed on or embedded within the first body. The second body includes a shape memory alloy configured to provide a first stress to the first body in a first state and a second stress to the first body in a second state. The shape memory alloy is configured to transition from the first and second state as a function of an applied activation energy.
IPC 8 full level
G01L 1/26 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F03G 7/065 (2021.08 - EP US); G01L 1/26 (2013.01 - EP US); B64C 25/001 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
[XI] US 2005194815 A1 20050908 - MC KNIGHT GEOFFREY P [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3372971 A2 20180912; EP 3372971 A3 20181114; EP 3372971 B1 20200826; US 10527027 B2 20200107; US 2018230974 A1 20180816
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18156765 A 20180214; US 201715433792 A 20170215